Delivery of Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite data products will cease on November 1, 2026. Data users should transition now to alternative products from NOAA-21 and NOAA-20.
Suomi NPP data announcement
Publications Citing MERRA-2 Data
List of peer-reviewed publications that cite using MERRA-2 data.
Filters
| Title | Year Sort ascending | Author | Topic | Dataset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the response of sea surface temperature to dust storms in the Arabian Gulf | Liu, Xiaohui, Wilson, Gregory, Lerczak, James, Garwood, Jessica C., Orben, Rachael A., Peck-Richardson, Adam, Piggott, Alexa, Bin Muzaffar, Sabir, Foster, Alexa D. | Atmospheric Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Radiative Forcing, Surface Radiative Properties, Albedo, Emissivity, Cloud Properties, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Skin Temperature, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Skin Temperature, Aerosols, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Particulate Matter, Dimethyl Sulfide, Black Carbon, Sea Salt, PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 2.5), PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 1.0), PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 10) | ||
| Observed and Modeled Trends in Downward Surface Shortwave Radiation Over Land: Drivers and Discrepancies | McKinnon, Karen A., Simpson, Isla R. | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness | ||
| Optimal Environmental Window of the Recruitment of Thread Herring | DelgadoRobles, Efrain, JacobCervantes, Mercedes L., MarinEnriquez, Emigdio, PayanAlejo, Jorge, SalcidoGuevara, Luis A., VallartaZarate, J. Roberto F. | Surface Pressure, Air Temperature, Specific Humidity, Surface Winds, Wind Speed, Geopotential Height | ||
| Oceanic Control on the LongTerm Intensification of Extreme Tropical CycloneInduced Sea Surface Cooling | Zhang, Haoyu, Zhang, Han, Liu, Yu, Yu, Kai, Chen, Dake | Geopotential Height, Altitude, Surface Temperature, Skin Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Dew Point Temperature, Air Temperature, Cloud Top Temperature, Atmospheric Winds, Surface Winds, U/V Wind Components, Upper Level Winds, U/V Wind Components, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Atmospheric Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Surface Pressure, Specific Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Atmospheric Ozone, Oxygen Compounds, Boundary Layer Winds, Total Ozone | ||
| Observing Lower-Tropospheric Ozone Spatiotemporal Variability With | Demetillo, Mary Angelique G., Judd, Laura M., Travis, Katherine R., Crawford, James H., Rawat, Prajjwal, Hair, Johnathan W., Fenn, Marta, Ferrare, Richard, Shingler, Taylor, Sullivan, John T., Walter, Paul, Flynn, James, Griggs, Travis | Atmospheric Ozone, Sea Level Pressure, Surface Pressure, U/V Wind Components, U/V Wind Components, Potential Vorticity, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Vertical Profiles, Upper Air Temperature, Air Temperature, Relative Humidity, Specific Humidity, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Altitude, Geopotential Height, Ozone Profiles, Atmospheric Pressure, Planetary Boundary Layer Height, Planetary Boundary Layer Height, Altitude | ||
| More than a feeling: A global economic valuation of subjective wellbeing damages resulting from rising temperatures | Dietrich, Stephan, Nichols, Stafford | Geopotential Height, Altitude, Surface Temperature, Skin Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Dew Point Temperature, Air Temperature, Cloud Top Temperature, Atmospheric Winds, Surface Winds, U/V Wind Components, Upper Level Winds, U/V Wind Components, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Atmospheric Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Surface Pressure, Specific Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Atmospheric Ozone, Oxygen Compounds, Boundary Layer Winds, Total Ozone, Precipitation Rate, 24 Hour Maximum Temperature, 24 Hour Minimum Temperature | ||
| Monsoon-Frontal Interactions Drive Cyclone Biparjoy's Wake Recovery in | Kerhalkar, Siddhant, Kannad, Ankitha, Kinsella, Alex, Tandon, Amit, Sprintall, Janet, Lee, Craig M. | Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Soil Temperature, Soil Infiltration, Soil Infiltration, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Surface Soil Moisture, Root Zone Soil Moisture, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Evaporation, Surface Water, Runoff Rate, Average Flow, Average Flow, Precipitation, Snow/Ice, Snow Depth, Snow Melt, Snow/Ice Temperature, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Ocean Currents | ||
| Multi-Timescale Validation of Satellite-Derived Global Horizontal Irradiance in Cote d'Ivoire | Kakou, Pierre-Claver Konin, Laouali, Dungall, Aka, Boko, Osei, Janet Appiah, Ette, Nicaise Franck Kassi, Frey, Georg | Atmospheric Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Radiative Forcing, Surface Radiative Properties, Albedo, Emissivity, Cloud Properties, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Skin Temperature, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Skin Temperature | ||
| Multiscale analysis of existing actual evapotranspiration products over | Etchanchu, Jordi, Demarty, Jerome, Dezetter, Alain, Farhani, Nesrine, Thiam, Pape Biteye, Allies, Aubin, Bodian, Ansoumana, Boulet, Gilles, Chahinian, Nanee, Diop, Lamine, Mainassara, Ibrahim, Ndiaye, Pape Malick, Ollivier, Chloe, Olioso, Albert, Roupsard, Olivier | Surface Pressure, Heat Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Humidity, Evapotranspiration, Surface Winds, Rain, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Land Surface Temperature, Snow Water Equivalent, Runoff, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Soil Infiltration, Soil Infiltration, Surface Soil Moisture, Root Zone Soil Moisture, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Evaporation, Surface Water, Runoff Rate, Average Flow, Average Flow, Precipitation, Snow/Ice, Snow Depth, Snow Melt, Snow/Ice Temperature, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Land Use/Land Cover Classification |
|
|
| PM2.5-Associated Premature Mortality Attributable to | Huang, Tao, Li, Yue, Li, Jinhui, Sung, Joseph J. Y., Yim, Steve H. L. | Aerosols, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Particulate Matter, Dimethyl Sulfide, Black Carbon, Sea Salt, PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 2.5), PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 1.0), PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 10), Geopotential Height, Altitude, Surface Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Dew Point Temperature, Air Temperature, Cloud Top Temperature, Atmospheric Winds, Surface Winds, U/V Wind Components, Upper Level Winds, U/V Wind Components, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Atmospheric Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Surface Pressure, Specific Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Atmospheric Ozone, Oxygen Compounds, Boundary Layer Winds, Skin Temperature | ||
| Precursors to Extreme Wintertime Cold in the Midwest United States | Ryan, James M., Kravitz, Ben, Robeson, Scott M., Staten, Paul W. | Geopotential Height, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Specific Humidity, U/V Wind Components, U/V Wind Components, Ozone Profiles | ||
| Predicting Freeze-Thaw States in Alaska Permafrost Landscapes using | Ahajjam, A., Soaper, M., Chance, R., Chandler, J., Pasch, T. | Heat Flux, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Specific Humidity, Water Vapor, Precipitation Rate, Snow/Ice, Evaporation, Latent Heat Flux, Latent Heat Flux, Sensible Heat Flux, Diffusion, Surface Winds, Wind Speed, U/V Wind Components, Wind Stress, Wind Stress, Surface Roughness, Planetary Boundary Layer Height, Ice Fraction, Atmospheric Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Radiative Flux, Radiative Forcing, Surface Radiative Properties, Albedo, Emissivity, Cloud Properties, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Skin Temperature, Geopotential Height, Altitude, Surface Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Dew Point Temperature, Cloud Top Temperature, Atmospheric Winds, Surface Winds, Upper Level Winds, U/V Wind Components, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Atmospheric Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Surface Pressure, Total Precipitable Water, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Atmospheric Ozone, Oxygen Compounds, Boundary Layer Winds, Total Ozone, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Soil Temperature, Soil Infiltration, Soil Infiltration, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Surface Soil Moisture, Root Zone Soil Moisture, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Surface Water, Runoff Rate, Average Flow, Average Flow, Precipitation, Snow Depth, Snow Melt, Snow/Ice Temperature, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Brightness Temperature, Transition Direction |
|
|
| Predicting solar photovoltaic generation impacted by severe wildfire smoke | Bartram, Fenya, Yuan, Bo, Zhang, K Max | Geopotential Height, Altitude, Surface Temperature, Skin Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Dew Point Temperature, Air Temperature, Cloud Top Temperature, Atmospheric Winds, Surface Winds, U/V Wind Components, Upper Level Winds, U/V Wind Components, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Atmospheric Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Surface Pressure, Specific Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Atmospheric Ozone, Oxygen Compounds, Boundary Layer Winds, Total Ozone | ||
| Potential of long-term satellite observations and reanalysis products for characterising soil drying: trends and drought events | Hirschi, Martin, Stradiotti, Pietro, Crezee, Bas, Dorigo, Wouter, Seneviratne, Sonia I. | Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Soil Temperature, Soil Infiltration, Soil Infiltration, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Surface Soil Moisture, Root Zone Soil Moisture, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Evaporation, Surface Water, Runoff Rate, Average Flow, Average Flow, Precipitation, Snow/Ice, Snow Depth, Snow Melt, Snow/Ice Temperature, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Area Index (LAI) | ||
| Predicting the frequency of low cloud mesoscale morphologies in Southern Ocean extratropical cyclones using cloud controlling factors | Tong, Shuoyun, Wood, Robert, Yuan, Tianle | Atmospheric Ozone, Sea Level Pressure, Surface Pressure, Pressure Thickness, U/V Wind Components, U/V Wind Components, Potential Vorticity, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Vertical Profiles, Upper Air Temperature, Air Temperature, Relative Humidity, Specific Humidity, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Fraction, Altitude, Geopotential Height, Ozone Profiles, Surface Temperature, Skin Temperature, Atmospheric Winds, Surface Winds, Atmospheric Pressure, Total Precipitable Water, Oxygen Compounds, Boundary Layer Winds, Clouds, Deep Convective Cloud Systems |
|
|
| Quality evaluation of the precipitation over the tropical oceans in the JRA3Q reanalysis | Harada, Yayoi, Kobayashi, Shinya, Kosaka, Yuki, Chiba, Jotaro, Tanaka, Taichu Y. | Heat Flux, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Specific Humidity, Water Vapor, Precipitation Rate, Snow/Ice, Evaporation, Latent Heat Flux, Latent Heat Flux, Sensible Heat Flux, Diffusion, Surface Winds, Wind Speed, U/V Wind Components, Wind Stress, Wind Stress, Surface Roughness, Planetary Boundary Layer Height, Ice Fraction | ||
| Quantifying the contribution of mesoscale eddies to global internal wavedriven turbulent mixing | Chen, Yongqiang, Liu, Chuanyu, Wang, Fan, Kohl, Armin, Huang, Rui Xin | Heat Flux, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Specific Humidity, Water Vapor, Precipitation Rate, Snow/Ice, Evaporation, Latent Heat Flux, Latent Heat Flux, Sensible Heat Flux, Diffusion, Surface Winds, Wind Speed, U/V Wind Components, Wind Stress, Wind Stress, Surface Roughness, Planetary Boundary Layer Height, Ice Fraction | ||
| Surface Wind Extremes Are Stronger in the Northern Hemisphere Oceans | Stankovic, Aleksa, Caballero, Rodrigo | Surface Temperature, Skin Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Air Temperature, Atmospheric Winds, Surface Winds, U/V Wind Components, Atmospheric Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Surface Pressure, Specific Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Atmospheric Ozone, Oxygen Compounds, Altitude, Boundary Layer Winds | ||
| Temporal investigation of effects of wildfires and aerosols on air pollution changes in Nigeria: a multivariate modelling approach | Igbawua, Tertsea | Aerosols, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Particulate Matter, Dimethyl Sulfide, Black Carbon, Sea Salt, PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 2.5), PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 10), PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 1.0) | ||
| Ten years of tropospheric ozone from DSCOVR EPIC: science and applications | Ziemke, Jerry R., Kramarova, Natalya A., Frith, Stacey M., Huang, Kai-Liang, Baek, Kanghyun, Herman, Jay R. | Atmospheric Ozone, Sea Level Pressure, Surface Pressure, Pressure Thickness, U/V Wind Components, U/V Wind Components, Potential Vorticity, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Vertical Profiles, Upper Air Temperature, Air Temperature, Relative Humidity, Specific Humidity, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Fraction, Altitude, Geopotential Height, Ozone Profiles | ||
| Subseasonal forecasts of heat waves in West African cities | Ngoungue Langue, Cedric G., Lavaysse, Christophe, Flamant, Cyrille | Geopotential Height, Altitude, Surface Temperature, Skin Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Dew Point Temperature, Air Temperature, Cloud Top Temperature, Atmospheric Winds, Surface Winds, U/V Wind Components, Upper Level Winds, U/V Wind Components, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Atmospheric Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Surface Pressure, Specific Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Atmospheric Ozone, Oxygen Compounds, Boundary Layer Winds, Total Ozone | ||
| Structural Difference on the Response of Microphysical and Precipitation | He, Yuhang, Zhao, Pengguo, Xiao, Hui, Zhao, Chuanfeng | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness | ||
| Spring and Summer Sea Ice Controls Interannual Variation in Top-of-Atmosphere Upward Shortwave Flux over the Antarctic | Amma, Michinari, Hayasaka, Tadahiro | Geopotential Height, Aerosols, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Particulate Matter, Dimethyl Sulfide, Black Carbon, Sea Salt, PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 2.5), PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 10), PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 1.0), Altitude, Surface Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Dew Point Temperature, Air Temperature, Cloud Top Temperature, Atmospheric Winds, Surface Winds, U/V Wind Components, Upper Level Winds, U/V Wind Components, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Atmospheric Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Surface Pressure, Specific Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Atmospheric Ozone, Oxygen Compounds, Boundary Layer Winds, Skin Temperature, Potential Vorticity, Vertical Profiles, Relative Humidity, Ozone Profiles |
|
|
| Springtime UTLS ozone variability in East Asia: Insights from 16 years of IASI observations (20082023) | Kim, Chiyoung, Kim, Joowan, Park, JaeHeung, Koo, JaHo, Kwak, KyungHwan, Boynard, Anne, Pan, Laura L., Clerbaux, Cathy, Hurtmans, Daniel, Coheur, PierreFrancois, Park, Sang Seo | Atmospheric Ozone, Sea Level Pressure, Surface Pressure, U/V Wind Components, U/V Wind Components, Potential Vorticity, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Vertical Profiles, Upper Air Temperature, Air Temperature, Relative Humidity, Specific Humidity, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Altitude, Geopotential Height, Ozone Profiles, Surface Temperature, Skin Temperature, Atmospheric Winds, Surface Winds, Atmospheric Pressure, Total Precipitable Water, Oxygen Compounds, Boundary Layer Winds | ||
| Springtime Warming by Ocean Advection in the Gulf Stream | Ren, Alice S., Todd, Robert E. | Heat Flux, Heat Flux, Heat Flux, Heat Flux, Longwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Water Vapor Tendency, Water Vapor Flux, Cloud Dynamics, Cloud Microphysics, Snow/Ice, Precipitation, Specific Humidity, Ice Fraction, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Skin Temperature, Skin Temperature |